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Catching Ourselves in the Act of ThinkingTalk to yourself aloud? You’re not crazy. Here’s a thought-provoking thesis on the nature of human identity and consciousness: “Unless we talk to ourselves, we are not ourselves.”—Kyanna Sutton, senior Web producer

Gross Domestic FreebieThe New Yorker posits that when it comes to online social-network IPOs, the emperor wears no clothes. “You may think that Wikipedia, Twitter, Snapchat, Google Maps, and so on are valuable. But, as far as G.D.P. is concerned, they barely exist.”—Kyanna Sutton

Long-Term Unemployment May Accelerate Ageing in MenCurious findings from DNA samples of 5,620 men and women born in Finland in 1966: men who are unemployed for more than two years are more likely to show signs of aging. —Sooz, senior producer, content & community

What Screens Want Designer Frank Chimero addresses the current state of the Web and questions the businesses that have been built on the Internet in the last decade. —Emily Dunkle, user interface/digital designer

Stuxnet’s Secret Twin Three years have been spent picking apart the Stuxnet malware targeted against Iran’s nuclear enrichment program. The research reveals it was originally crafted for an even more secretive attack. —Tom Simonite

The Undelivered Speech The speech John F. Kennedy was scheduled to deliver at the Dallas Trade Mart on November 22, 1963, celebrated, in part, science and technology research at the University of Texas and elsewhere. Kennedy’s clarity of vision would put a man on the moon less than six years later. —David Talbot, chief correspondent

Digital transformation in certain Asia-Pacific markets is already heavily underway particularly in terms of internal systems, products, and services. The digitalization of manufacturing and supply chains is lagging but will be substantially accelerated by the launch of 5G.

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